Fastener and strip mounting system.

ABSTRACT

A fastener (10) comprising  - a base portion (11), and - a plurality of resiliently deformable limbs (12) upstanding from the base portion, the outer ends or noses (14) of said limbs being spaced to engage the inner-facing walls (26) of a mounting recess (30) in an element (18) to be fastened thereby, said noses also incorporating bevelled contact surfaces (16), so that engagement with said recess walls (26) laterally deflects the limbs, to allow passage of said limbs as a whole deeper into said recess and thus closer coupling movement of the fastener (10) and said element to be mounted, further relative movement of said fastener and said element allowing said noses to transfer to a laterally wider innermost region of said recess, whereby said limbs can relax to their undeflected condition, but with the undersides of said noses resting in contact with abutment ledges (24) in said recess inner walls, inhibiting withdrawal of said fastener from said recess. Use, particularly, but not exclusively, in the field of mounting decorative wooden strip mouldings in the building, construction, decoration, refurbishment or architectural industry.



